
Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro’s Engagement Party, where the hot takes are the smart takes. After years of working side by side, Audie and Ari have made it official with their pop culture podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 250 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureArts | |||

From a viral story on a lesbian bar’s masking policy to Nikole Hannah-Jones' essay on making school segregation a personal issue to the “Cornell Seven,” Audie and Ari connect the dots on the internet’s reckoning with "Woke 1.”
About the show: Welcom... more
It's been 20 years since Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise changed the face of reality T.V. In this special bonus episode, former Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss joins Audie to talk about why reality shows feel so different these days, Kandi... more
The film review app Letterboxd is a social hub for movie fans everywhere. But has democratizing criticism somehow lowered the bar, or is this the last truly great social media app? Plus, how makeup "dupes" sparked the internet’s latest class conflict... more
With The Disappearers, Marlon James has written an explicit and violent epic that’s been called “the novel of the decade, if not the century." He joins the party to talk about queer Jamaican culture, ’80s music icons, and the gay sex scene that even ... more
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Just started listening so have lots to catch up on.
Love this DC-based NPR-alum duo!!
I was amazed to find out that two of my favorite NPR people are now CNN people! Love love love this new podcast and I look forward to each new episode.
Ari and Audie have awesome chemistry! I could listen to them chat about anything. Wish they were on more than once a week. A great, light listen.
Audie and Ari have great chemistry, great guests, and it’s a fun time! Check it out.
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Engagement Party blends sharp pop culture analysis with candid conversations about media, technology, and society. Episodes often center on current trends in television, films, online culture, and influencer economics, weaving in behind-the-scenes production perspectives, audience-submitted Scroll and Tell segments, and sponsor integrations. The show stands out for its easygoing banter between two veteran journalists who curate thoughtful takes on generational dynamics, tech hype, and cultural shifts, while inviting a diverse mix of guests from media, entertainment, and the arts to illuminate how culture is produced and consumed in the feed-driven era.
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Recent guests on Engagement Party include:
1. Kandi Burruss
2. Jesse Tyler Ferguson
3. Marlon James
4. Karley Sciortino
5. Hiro Murai
6. Lauren Weedman
7. Amy O'Donnell
8. Eddie Huang
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